Etymology

foud

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Today it means: A bailiff or magistrate. Full definition →

Old Norse fōgeti ← Latin vocatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromvocatus
  2. Old Norse · derived fromfōgeti
  3. English todayfoud

From Old Norse fōgeti, cognate with German Vogt, from Latin vocatus, from vocare (“to call”). Doublet of Vogt.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.